Firstly, I thank the author for the article, and agree with him on many key
issues mentioned.

Secondly, I would like to inform the author that the money needed to reconstruct
our beloved Liberia has already started to pour in. The US Congress has already
approved $200 million to assist Liberia, The EU today disbursed N1.2 billion
for the peace keepers in Liberia and has pledged an even larger amount. Japan
was one of the first nations to pledge assistance, and China today has also
pledged to assist in the rebuilding efforts of Liberia. With Kofi Annan at
the top at the UN, he will be successful in getting even more money than he
has previously asked the International Community to contribute. (For more
information on these and other stories, Mr. Dukele can log onto All Africa.com.)
Click on Liberia from the pull down list of countries, then, click on the
more links. Next, click on "US Funding For Liberia Awaits Resolution
of House and Senate Differences." On the first page are the articles
of the other articles I have mentioned.

As a native Liberian, I personally sent our flyers to over 70,000 residents
in the city of Los Angeles alone on the Humanitarian Crises, plus wrote letters
to the President, and top officials of the US Government, took to the local
airway, kept in contact with the media outlets, etc, etc. I continue to work
on behalf of our nation; therefore, I have known that it was just a matter
of time before the International Community would allow thier actions to speak
louder than their words. Also, more money will come if each Liberian (outside
of Liberia) contributes something constructive (fund raising efforts, personal
donations, voluntary work on behalf of our country, writing letters to world
leaders, The UN, US Government Officials, etc, ). "Liberians outside
of Liberia must not ask what our counrty can do for us, but rather, what we
can do for our country." Many Liberians are doing just that, but we need
more to participate. The needs are very great!

What concerns me most at this time, it how will all the money be spent, and
who will have full control if such huge amounts? Will the funds be utilized
for the purposes they are intended for, or will most of it be squandered by
unscrupulous people?